Storico degli sport da combattimento e artista marziale
My second great-grandfather August H. Elker was born in Hanover, Germany on May 22, 1848 in the year of revolutions in Europe. Whether related to the revolutions or not, August’s family travelled to America in 1854. After landing in New York City, the Elker family made its way to St. Louis, Missouri. St. Louis had a large German Catholic community, che
Oliver Leonard Kirk ha la particolarità di essere l'unico pugile olimpico a vincere una medaglia d'oro in due classi di peso distinti negli stessi Giochi Olimpici. Oliver Kirk compiuto questa impresa nella sua città natale Olimpiadi di 1904. St. Louis ha ospitato la terza Olimpiade durante l' 1904 Fiera Exposition del Mondo. Come i Giochi di Parigi quattro anni prima, St. Louis gave
Arthur Wontner is arguably the best film portrayer of Sherlock Holmes. His fifth and final outing as Holmes in Murder at the Baskervilles (1937). The film was released in the United Kingdom in 1937 but was not released in America until January 15, 1941. Wontner was excellent as usual but Murder at the Baskervilles is the weakest offering in the
Giovedi ', Gennaio 27, 1904, Tom Jenkins ha difeso il suo campionato americano di wrestling contro un wrestler emergente dell'Iowa. After the first fall, i tifosi si sono resi conto che era la partita più dura del c Frank Alvin Gotch, the Humboldt, Iowa farm boy who would defeat Georg Hackenschmidt for the World Heavyweight Championship in 1908, was Jenkins’ challenger. Jenkins aveva sconfitto Gotch
After several months of wrangling, Clarence Whistler met Duncan C. Ross on Monday, Novembre 7, 1881 in a best three-out-of-five falls match. Two falls were to be conducted in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, which both men were considered adept at. Two falls were to be conducted in collar-and-elbow wrestling, which was a Ross speciality. The final fall would be conducted in Greco-Roman
The Cape mistero spagnolo (1935) è un adattamento di uno dei romanzi di Ellery Queen. Due cugini, Frederic Dannay e Manfred Lee, che ha scritto una serie di romanzi gialli con lo pseudonimo del protagonista. In questo film, Ellery Queen sta prendendo una vacanza in California con il suo amico giudice Macklin. Naturalmente, non sono da molto tempo nel loro
In December 1920, robbers killed Patrolman Charles Daly at the entrance to his home in the 4000 block of Forest Park Boulevard. St. Louis Police aggressively investigated the murder but it was never solved. Prior to his death, the Daly name was already well-known in St. Louis. Charles Daly was the son of professional prizefighter Dan Daly, who fought in
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) è uno dei cinque film di Sherlock Holmes, interpretato da Arthur Wontner come Sherlock Holmes. Direttore Leslie S. Hiscott adattato il romanzo di Sherlock Holmes La valle della paura, ma ha aggiunto alla storia per dare il Professor Moriarty e Col. Ruoli Sebastian Moran nella storia. A significant portion of the movie is the retelling of
Novembre 16, 1877, St. Louis Police Officer John S. White and his partner Officer Heffernan responded to a report of a wanted man tried to pawn stolen merchandise at Wright’s Pawnshop. The man later identified as Frank Rande entered Wright’s Pawnshop at about 9:30 a.m. Wright sent one of his assistants for the police. As Officer White and Heffernan
Nel mese di gennaio 1921, Ad Santel started a minor controversy by claiming Ed “Strangler” Lewis was a better wrestler than the late Frank Gotch. Santel trained with both Gotch and Lewis, so he did have an insider’s knowledge. Was he right though? Gotch was the last Undisputed World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Gotch won the title by defeating the great Georg Hackenschmidt.